公开(公告)号：US20090134221A1

公开(公告)日：2009-05-28

申请号：US12283439

申请日：2008-09-11

申请人： Xiaoxun Zhu ,  Tao Xian ,  Jie Ren ,  John Gardner ,  Sean Kearney ,  Timothy Good ,  Michael Schnee ,  Yong Liu ,  Patrick Giordano ,  Liang Wang ,  JiBin Liu ,  Ming Zhuo ,  Steven Essinger ,  Konstantin Yakovlev ,  Anatoly Kotlarsky ,  Xi Tao ,  Jun Lu ,  Ka Man Au ,  Duane Ellis ,  C. Harry Knowles

发明人： Xiaoxun Zhu ,  Tao Xian ,  Jie Ren ,  John Gardner ,  Sean Kearney ,  Timothy Good ,  Michael Schnee ,  Yong Liu ,  Patrick Giordano ,  Liang Wang ,  JiBin Liu ,  Ming Zhuo ,  Steven Essinger ,  Konstantin Yakovlev ,  Anatoly Kotlarsky ,  Xi Tao ,  Jun Lu ,  Ka Man Au ,  Duane Ellis ,  C. Harry Knowles

IPC分类号： G06K15/00 ,  G06K7/10

CPC分类号： G08B13/246 ,  A47F9/048 ,  G06K7/10544 ,  G06K7/10782 ,  G06K7/10861 ,  G07G1/0036 ,  G07G1/0054 ,  G07G3/00 ,  G07G3/003

摘要： A tunnel-type digital imaging-based system capable of generating and projecting coplanar and/or coextensive illumination and imaging planes or zones into a 3D imaging volume within a tunnel structure. The system includes a tunnel housing structure which is supported above a package conveyor in a retail environment, and employs automatic package detection, identification, profiling/dimensioning, weighing, tracking and correlating techniques during self-checkout and/or cashier-assisted operations for achieving increased levels of efficiency and productivity.

摘要翻译： 一种隧道式数字成像系统，能够将共面和/或共同延伸的照明和成像平面或区域投影到隧道结构内的3D成像体中。 该系统包括在零售环境中被支撑在包装输送机上方的隧道壳体结构，并且在自检和/或收银员辅助操作期间采用自动包装检测，识别，分析/尺寸标注，称重，跟踪和相关技术来实现 提高效率和生产力水平。

公开(公告)号：US07954719B2

公开(公告)日：2011-06-07

申请号：US11900651

申请日：2007-09-12

申请人： Xiaoxun Zhu ,  Anatoly Kotlarsky ,  Tao Xian ,  Timothy Good ,  Jie Ren ,  Yong Liu ,  Konstantin Yakovlev ,  John Gardner ,  Steven Essinger ,  Patrick Giordano ,  Sean Kearney ,  Xi Tao ,  JiBin Liu ,  Ming Zhuo ,  Duane Ellis ,  C. Harry Knowles

发明人： Xiaoxun Zhu ,  Anatoly Kotlarsky ,  Tao Xian ,  Timothy Good ,  Jie Ren ,  Yong Liu ,  Konstantin Yakovlev ,  John Gardner ,  Steven Essinger ,  Patrick Giordano ,  Sean Kearney ,  Xi Tao ,  JiBin Liu ,  Ming Zhuo ,  Duane Ellis ,  C. Harry Knowles

IPC分类号： G06K7/10

CPC分类号： G07G1/0036 ,  A47F9/046 ,  G06K7/10544 ,  G06K7/10782 ,  G06K7/10861 ,  G06K2017/0067 ,  G07G3/00

摘要： A tunnel-type digital imaging-based self-checkout system capable of generating and projecting coplanar illumination and imaging planes into a 3D imaging volume within a tunnel structure. The tunnel structure is supported above a package conveyor in a retail POS environment, and employs automatic package identification, profiling and tracking techniques during self-checkout operations.

摘要翻译： 一种基于隧道式数字成像的自检系统，能够将共面照明和成像平面生成并投影到隧道结构内的3D成像体积中。 隧道结构在零售POS环境中的包装输送带上方支撑，并且在自动结帐操作期间采用自动包装识别，分析和跟踪技术。

公开(公告)号：US20080252985A1

公开(公告)日：2008-10-16

申请号：US11900651

申请日：2007-09-12

申请人： Xiaoxun Zhu ,  Anatoly Kotlarsky ,  Tao Xian ,  Timothy Good ,  Jie Ren ,  Yong Liu ,  Konstantin Yakovlev ,  John Gardner ,  Steven Essinger ,  Patrick Giordano ,  Sean Kearney ,  Xi Tao ,  JiBin Liu ,  Ming Zhuo ,  Duane Ellis ,  C. Harry Knowles

发明人： Xiaoxun Zhu ,  Anatoly Kotlarsky ,  Tao Xian ,  Timothy Good ,  Jie Ren ,  Yong Liu ,  Konstantin Yakovlev ,  John Gardner ,  Steven Essinger ,  Patrick Giordano ,  Sean Kearney ,  Xi Tao ,  JiBin Liu ,  Ming Zhuo ,  Duane Ellis ,  C. Harry Knowles

IPC分类号： G02B27/30

CPC分类号： G07G1/0036 ,  A47F9/046 ,  G06K7/10544 ,  G06K7/10782 ,  G06K7/10861 ,  G06K2017/0067 ,  G07G3/00

摘要： A tunnel-type digital imaging-based self-checkout system capable of generating and projecting coplanar illumination and imaging planes into a 3D imaging volume within a tunnel structure. The tunnel structure is supported above a package conveyor in a retail POS environment, and employs automatic package identification, profiling and tracking techniques during self-checkout operations.

摘要翻译： 一种基于隧道式数字成像的自检系统，能够将共面照明和成像平面生成并投影到隧道结构内的3D成像体积中。 隧道结构在零售POS环境中的包装输送带上方支撑，并且在自动结帐操作期间采用自动包装识别，分析和跟踪技术。

公开(公告)号：US07661597B2

公开(公告)日：2010-02-16

申请号：US11978521

申请日：2007-10-29

申请人： C. Harry Knowles ,  Xiaoxun Zhu ,  Timothy Good ,  Tao Xian ,  Anatoly Kotlarsky ,  Michael Veksland ,  Mark Hernandez ,  John Gardner ,  Steven Essinger ,  Patrick Giordano ,  Sean Kearney ,  Mark Schmidt ,  John Furlong ,  Nicholas Ciarlante ,  Yong Liu ,  Jie Ren ,  Xi Tao ,  JiBin Liu ,  Ming Zhuo ,  Duane Ellis

发明人： C. Harry Knowles ,  Xiaoxun Zhu ,  Timothy Good ,  Tao Xian ,  Anatoly Kotlarsky ,  Michael Veksland ,  Mark Hernandez ,  John Gardner ,  Steven Essinger ,  Patrick Giordano ,  Sean Kearney ,  Mark Schmidt ,  John Furlong ,  Nicholas Ciarlante ,  Yong Liu ,  Jie Ren ,  Xi Tao ,  JiBin Liu ,  Ming Zhuo ,  Duane Ellis

IPC分类号： G06K7/10

CPC分类号： A47F9/046 ,  G02B27/48 ,  G06K7/10544 ,  G06K7/10564 ,  G06K7/10574 ,  G06K7/10613 ,  G06K7/10623 ,  G06K7/10693 ,  G06K7/10712 ,  G06K7/10722 ,  G06K7/10732 ,  G06K7/10782 ,  G06K7/10792 ,  G06K7/10851 ,  G06K7/10861 ,  G06K9/2027 ,  G06K2017/0067 ,  G06K2207/1012 ,  G06Q20/208 ,  G06Q30/06 ,  G07G1/0036 ,  G07G1/0045 ,  G07G3/00 ,  G07G3/006

摘要： A coplanar laser illumination and imaging subsystem deployable in an image capturing and processing system, and including an image formation and detection (IFD) subsystem having an image sensing array and optics providing a field of view (FOV) on the image sensing array, and forming an image of an object within the FOV and detecting said image on the image sensing array and producing a digital image thereof. The system includes a spectral-mixing based illumination subsystem having an array of VLDs for producing a visible illumination beam, and an array of infrared (IR) laser diodes (LDs) for producing an invisible illumination beam. The visible and invisible illumination beams spatially overlaps and spatially/temporally intermixes with each other to produce a composite spectrally-mixed illumination beam having a relative power ratio of visible illumination to invisible illumination (VIS/IR), and is substantially coplanar with the FOV of said image sensing array. A laser despeckling mechanism is provided for reducing the coherence of the composite spectrally-mixed illumination beam, and/or its components, so that the digital images produced by the IFD subsystem having substantially reduced levels of speckle-pattern noise when the laser despeckling mechanism is operational.

摘要翻译： 一种共面的激光照明和成像子系统，其可部署在图像捕获和处理系统中，并且包括具有图像感测阵列的图像形成和检测（IFD）子系统和在图像感测阵列上提供视野（FOV）的光学元件，以及形成 FOV内的物体的图像，并且检测图像感测阵列上的图像并产生其数字图像。 该系统包括基于光谱混合的照明子系统，其具有用于产生可见照明光束的VLD阵列，以及用于产生不可见照明光束的红外（IR）激光二极管阵列。 可视和不可见的照明光束在空间上重叠并在空间/时间上彼此混合，以产生具有可见光照到不可见照明（VIS / IR）的相对功率比的复合光谱混合照明光束，并且基本上与 所述图像感测阵列。 提供了一种用于降低复合光谱混合照明光束和/或其分量的相干性的激光去斑机构，使得当激光解散机制是基本上降低的斑纹图案噪声水平时，IFD子系统产生的数字图像是 操作。

公开(公告)号：US07614560B2

公开(公告)日：2009-11-10

申请号：US11977430

申请日：2007-10-24

申请人： C. Harry Knowles ,  Xiaoxun Zhu ,  Timothy Good ,  Tao Xian ,  Anatoly Kotlarsky ,  Michael Veksland ,  Mark Hernandez ,  John Gardner ,  Steven Essinger ,  Patrick Giordano ,  Sean Kearney ,  Mark Schmidt ,  John Furlong ,  Nicholas Ciarlante ,  Yong Liu ,  Jie Ren ,  Xi Tao ,  JiBin Liu ,  Ming Zhuo ,  Duane Ellis

发明人： C. Harry Knowles ,  Xiaoxun Zhu ,  Timothy Good ,  Tao Xian ,  Anatoly Kotlarsky ,  Michael Veksland ,  Mark Hernandez ,  John Gardner ,  Steven Essinger ,  Patrick Giordano ,  Sean Kearney ,  Mark Schmidt ,  John Furlong ,  Nicholas Ciarlante ,  Yong Liu ,  Jie Ren ,  Xi Tao ,  JiBin Liu ,  Ming Zhuo ,  Duane Ellis

IPC分类号： G06K7/10

CPC分类号： A47F9/046 ,  G02B27/48 ,  G06K7/10544 ,  G06K7/10564 ,  G06K7/10574 ,  G06K7/10613 ,  G06K7/10623 ,  G06K7/10693 ,  G06K7/10712 ,  G06K7/10722 ,  G06K7/10732 ,  G06K7/10782 ,  G06K7/10792 ,  G06K7/10851 ,  G06K7/10861 ,  G06K9/2027 ,  G06K2017/0067 ,  G06K2207/1012 ,  G06Q20/208 ,  G06Q30/06 ,  G07G1/0036 ,  G07G1/0045 ,  G07G3/00 ,  G07G3/006

摘要： A method of illuminating objects using adaptively controlled mixing of spectral illumination energy to form and detect digital images of objects at a POS. The method comprises providing, at a POS environment, a digital image capture and processing system having a system housing with an imaging window, and an area-type illumination and imaging station disposed within said system housing, for projecting a coextensive area-type illumination and imaging field (i.e. zone) through said imaging window into a 3D imaging volume during object illumination and imaging operations. As the object is moved through the 3D imaging volume, its motion is automatically detected, and signals indicative of said detected object motion are generated. In response to the generated signals, a first field of visible illumination is produced from an array of visible LEDs, simultaneously with a second field of invisible illumination from a array of infrared (IR) LEDs. These first and second fields of illumination spatially overlap and intermix with each other to produce a composite wide-area illumination beam that is at least substantially coextensive with the FOV. During object illumination and imaging operations, the relative power ratio (VIS/IR) of these fields of visible illumination and invisible illumination is adaptively controlled as one or more digital images of the illuminated object are formed and detected, captured and buffered, and ultimately processed so as to read one or more 1D and/or 2D code symbols graphically represented in the digital images.

摘要翻译： 使用光谱照射能量的自适应控制混合来照亮对象的方法，以形成和检测在POS处的对象的数字图像。 该方法包括在POS环境中提供具有带有成像窗口的系统外壳的数字图像捕获和处理系统以及设置在所述系统壳体内的区域型照明和成像站，用于投射共同区域型照明和 在对象照明和成像操作期间通过所述成像窗口将成像场（即区域）转换为3D成像体积。 当物体移动通过3D成像体积时，其运动被自动检测，并且产生指示检测到的物体运动的信号。 响应于所产生的信号，从可见LED阵列产生可见照明的第一场，同时来自红外（IR）LED阵列的第二不可见照明场。 这些第一和第二照明场在空间上彼此重叠和混合，以产生与FOV至少基本上共同延伸的复合广域照明光束。 在对象照明和成像操作期间，由于形成和检测，捕获和缓冲被照明物体的一个或多个数字图像，因此可视照明和不可见照明场的相对功率比（VIS / IR）被自适应地控制，并被最终处理 以便读取在数字图像中图形表示的一个或多个1D和/或2D代码符号。

公开(公告)号：US20090101719A1

公开(公告)日：2009-04-23

申请号：US11980080

申请日：2007-10-30

申请人： C. Harry Knowles ,  Xiaoxun Zhu ,  Timothy Good ,  Tao Xian ,  Anatoly Kotlarsky ,  Michael Veksland ,  Mark Hernandez ,  John Gardner ,  Steven Essinger ,  Patrick Giordano ,  Sean Kearney ,  Mark Schmidt ,  John A. Furlong ,  Nicholas Ciarlante ,  Yong Liu ,  Jie Ren ,  Xi Tao ,  JiBin Liu ,  Ming Zhuo ,  Duane Ellis

发明人： C. Harry Knowles ,  Xiaoxun Zhu ,  Timothy Good ,  Tao Xian ,  Anatoly Kotlarsky ,  Michael Veksland ,  Mark Hernandez ,  John Gardner ,  Steven Essinger ,  Patrick Giordano ,  Sean Kearney ,  Mark Schmidt ,  John A. Furlong ,  Nicholas Ciarlante ,  Yong Liu ,  Jie Ren ,  Xi Tao ,  JiBin Liu ,  Ming Zhuo ,  Duane Ellis

IPC分类号： G06K7/10

CPC分类号： A47F9/046 ,  G02B27/48 ,  G06K7/10544 ,  G06K7/10564 ,  G06K7/10574 ,  G06K7/10613 ,  G06K7/10623 ,  G06K7/10693 ,  G06K7/10712 ,  G06K7/10722 ,  G06K7/10732 ,  G06K7/10782 ,  G06K7/10792 ,  G06K7/10851 ,  G06K7/10861 ,  G06K9/2027 ,  G06K2017/0067 ,  G06K2207/1012 ,  G06Q20/208 ,  G06Q30/06 ,  G07G1/0036 ,  G07G1/0045 ,  G07G3/00 ,  G07G3/006

摘要： A digital image capturing and processing system including a system housing having an imaging window; illumination and imaging stations for generating and projecting illumination and imaging planes or zones through the imaging window, and into a 3D imaging volume definable relative to the imaging window, for digital imaging an object passing through the 3D imaging volume, and generating digital linear images of the object as the object intersects the illumination and imaging planes or zones during system operation. A digital image processor processes the digital images and automatically recognizes graphical intelligence (e.g. bar code symbols, alphanumeric characters etc) graphically represented in the digital images.

摘要翻译： 一种数字图像捕获和处理系统，包括具有成像窗口的系统壳体; 照明和成像站，用于通过成像窗口产生和投影照明和成像平面或区域，以及相对于成像窗口定义的3D成像体积，用于对通过3D成像体积的物体进行数字成像，以及生成数字线性图像 作为对象的对象在系统操作期间与照明和成像平面或区域相交。 数字图像处理器处理数字图像并自动识别在数字图像中图形表示的图形智能（例如条形码符号，字母数字字符等）。

公开(公告)号：US20090065584A1

公开(公告)日：2009-03-12

申请号：US11977432

申请日：2007-10-24

申请人： C. Harry Knowles ,  Xiaoxun Zhu ,  Timothy Good ,  Tao Xian ,  Anatoly Kotlarsky ,  Michael Veksland ,  Mark Hernandez ,  John Gardner ,  Steven Essinger ,  Patrick Giordano ,  Sean Kearney ,  Mark Schmidt ,  John A. Furlong ,  Nicholas Ciarlante ,  Yong Liu ,  Jie Ren ,  Xi Tao ,  JiBin Liu ,  Ming Zhuo ,  Duane Ellis

发明人： C. Harry Knowles ,  Xiaoxun Zhu ,  Timothy Good ,  Tao Xian ,  Anatoly Kotlarsky ,  Michael Veksland ,  Mark Hernandez ,  John Gardner ,  Steven Essinger ,  Patrick Giordano ,  Sean Kearney ,  Mark Schmidt ,  John A. Furlong ,  Nicholas Ciarlante ,  Yong Liu ,  Jie Ren ,  Xi Tao ,  JiBin Liu ,  Ming Zhuo ,  Duane Ellis

IPC分类号： G06K7/10

CPC分类号： A47F9/046 ,  G02B27/48 ,  G06K7/10544 ,  G06K7/10564 ,  G06K7/10574 ,  G06K7/10613 ,  G06K7/10623 ,  G06K7/10693 ,  G06K7/10712 ,  G06K7/10722 ,  G06K7/10732 ,  G06K7/10782 ,  G06K7/10792 ,  G06K7/10851 ,  G06K7/10861 ,  G06K9/2027 ,  G06K2017/0067 ,  G06K2207/1012 ,  G06Q20/208 ,  G06Q30/06 ,  G07G1/0036 ,  G07G1/0045 ,  G07G3/00 ,  G07G3/006

摘要： A POS-based digital image capturing and processing system for illuminating objects using automatic object detection and spectral-mixing illumination technique. The system comprises an area-type illumination and imaging station for projecting a coextensive area-type illumination and imaging field (i.e. zone) into a 3D imaging volume during object illumination and imaging operations. The area-type illumination and imaging station includes an illumination subsystem for producing a first field of visible illumination from an array of visible LEDs, and producing a second field of invisible illumination from an array of infrared (IR) LEDs. wherein the first and second fields of illumination spatially overlap and intermix with each other and are substantially coextensive with the FOV of the image sensing array. An automatic object motion detection subsystem automatically detects the motion of an object moving through the 3D imaging volume, while an illumination control subsystem controls the relative power ratio (VIS/IR) of visible illumination and invisible illumination during system operation so as to minimize the amount of visible illumination energy required to capture sufficiently high-contrast images of said objects and successfully process the same.

摘要翻译： 一种基于POS的数字图像捕获和处理系统，用于使用自动物体检测和光谱混合照明技术照明物体。 该系统包括区域型照明和成像站，用于在对象照明和成像操作期间将共同区域型照明和成像场（即区域）投射到3D成像体积中。 区域型照明和成像站包括照明子系统，用于从可见LED阵列产生可见光照明的第一场，并从红外（IR）LED阵列产生不可见照明的第二场。 其中所述第一和第二照明场在空间上彼此重叠和混合，并且与所述图像感测阵列的FOV基本上共同延伸。 自动对象运动检测子系统自动检测移动通过3D成像体的物体的运动，而照明控制子系统在系统操作期间控制可见照明和不可见照明的相对功率比（VIS / IR），以便最小化量 捕获所述物体的足够高对比度图像所需的可见光照射能量并成功地处理它们。

公开(公告)号：US20080156877A1

公开(公告)日：2008-07-03

申请号：US11980317

申请日：2007-10-30

申请人： C. Harry Knowles ,  Xiaoxun Zhu ,  Timothy Good ,  Tao Xian ,  Anatoly Kotlarsky ,  Michael Veksland ,  Mark Hernandez ,  John Gardner ,  Steven Essinger ,  Patrick Giordano ,  Sean Kearney ,  Mark Schmidt ,  John A. Furlong ,  Nicholas Ciarlante ,  Yong Liu ,  Jie Ren ,  Xi Tao ,  JiBin Liu ,  Ming Zhuo ,  Duane Ellis

发明人： C. Harry Knowles ,  Xiaoxun Zhu ,  Timothy Good ,  Tao Xian ,  Anatoly Kotlarsky ,  Michael Veksland ,  Mark Hernandez ,  John Gardner ,  Steven Essinger ,  Patrick Giordano ,  Sean Kearney ,  Mark Schmidt ,  John A. Furlong ,  Nicholas Ciarlante ,  Yong Liu ,  Jie Ren ,  Xi Tao ,  JiBin Liu ,  Ming Zhuo ,  Duane Ellis

IPC分类号： G06K7/10

CPC分类号： A47F9/046 ,  G02B27/48 ,  G06K7/10544 ,  G06K7/10564 ,  G06K7/10574 ,  G06K7/10613 ,  G06K7/10623 ,  G06K7/10693 ,  G06K7/10712 ,  G06K7/10722 ,  G06K7/10732 ,  G06K7/10782 ,  G06K7/10792 ,  G06K7/10851 ,  G06K7/10861 ,  G06K9/2027 ,  G06K2017/0067 ,  G06K2207/1012 ,  G06Q20/208 ,  G06Q30/06 ,  G07G1/0036 ,  G07G1/0045 ,  G07G3/00 ,  G07G3/006

摘要： A laser beam despeckling device including a laser diode for producing a laser beam having a central characteristic wavelength. The device includes diode current drive circuitry for producing a diode drive current to drive said laser diode and produce said laser beam. High frequency modulation (HFM) circuitry modulates the diode drive current at a sufficiently high frequency to cause said laser diode to produce spectral side-band components about the central characteristic wavelength, and reducing the coherence as well as coherence length of the laser beam. An optical beam multiplexing (OMUX) module is provided for receiving the laser beam as input beam, a generating as output, a plurality of laser beam components that are recombined to produce a composite laser beam having substantially reduced coherence for use in illumination applications where a substantial reduction in speckle pattern noise is achieved.

摘要翻译： 一种激光束解散装置，包括用于产生具有中心特征波长的激光束的激光二极管。 该器件包括用于产生二极管驱动电流以驱动所述激光二极管并产生所述激光束的二极管电流驱动电路。 高频调制（HFM）电路以足够高的频率对二极管驱动电流进行调制，以使所述激光二极管产生关于中心特征波长的频谱侧带分量，并减少激光束的相干性和相干长度。 提供了一种光束复用（OMUX）模块，用于接收作为输入光束的激光束，作为输出产生多个激光束分量，其被重新组合以产生具有显着降低的相干性的复合激光束，用于照明应用中，其中 实现了斑点图案噪声的显着减少。

公开(公告)号：US20080142602A1

公开(公告)日：2008-06-19

申请号：US11980084

申请日：2007-10-30

申请人： C. Harry Knowles ,  Xiaoxun Zhu ,  Timothy Good ,  Tao Xian ,  Anatoly Kotlarsky ,  Michael Veksland ,  Mark Hernandez ,  John Gardner ,  Steven Essinger ,  Patrick Giordano ,  Sean Kearney ,  Mark Schmidt ,  John A. Furlong ,  Nicholas Ciarlante ,  Yong Liu ,  Jie Ren ,  Xi Tao ,  JiBin Liu ,  Ming Zhuo ,  Duane Ellis

发明人： C. Harry Knowles ,  Xiaoxun Zhu ,  Timothy Good ,  Tao Xian ,  Anatoly Kotlarsky ,  Michael Veksland ,  Mark Hernandez ,  John Gardner ,  Steven Essinger ,  Patrick Giordano ,  Sean Kearney ,  Mark Schmidt ,  John A. Furlong ,  Nicholas Ciarlante ,  Yong Liu ,  Jie Ren ,  Xi Tao ,  JiBin Liu ,  Ming Zhuo ,  Duane Ellis

IPC分类号： G06K7/10

CPC分类号： A47F9/046 ,  G02B27/48 ,  G06K7/10544 ,  G06K7/10564 ,  G06K7/10574 ,  G06K7/10613 ,  G06K7/10623 ,  G06K7/10693 ,  G06K7/10712 ,  G06K7/10722 ,  G06K7/10732 ,  G06K7/10782 ,  G06K7/10792 ,  G06K7/10851 ,  G06K7/10861 ,  G06K9/2027 ,  G06K2017/0067 ,  G06K2207/1012 ,  G06Q20/208 ,  G06Q30/06 ,  G07G1/0036 ,  G07G1/0045 ,  G07G3/00 ,  G07G3/006

摘要： A laser illumination beam generation system including a laser diode (LD) for producing a laser beam in response to a diode current supplied thereto, wherein the laser beam has a central characteristic wavelength. Diode current drive circuitry generates the diode current and supplies the same to the VLD. A high frequency modulation (HFM) circuitry modulates the diode current supplied to the laser diode, so as to produce a spectral side-band components about the central characteristic wavelength, and thereby reduces the coherence of the laser illumination beam as well as its coherence length. An optical multiplexing (OMUX) device receives the laser beam as an input beam and generates multiple laser beams therefrom and recombines the multiple laser beams so as to produce a composite output laser illumination beam having reduce coherence.

摘要翻译： 一种激光照射光束产生系统，包括：激光二极管（LD），用于响应于提供给其的二极管电流产生激光束，其中所述激光束具有中心特征波长。 二极管电流驱动电路产生二极管电流并将其提供给VLD。 高频调制（HFM）电路调制提供给激光二极管的二极管电流，以产生关于中心特征波长的频谱边带分量，从而降低激光照射光束的相干性及其相干长度 。 光复用（OMUX）器件接收激光束作为输入光束，并从中产生多个激光束，并重新组合多个激光束，以产生具有减小相干性的复合输出激光照明光束。

公开(公告)号：US20080135622A1

公开(公告)日：2008-06-12

申请号：US11980083

申请日：2007-10-30

申请人： C. Harry Knowles ,  Xiaoxun Zhu ,  Timothy Good ,  Tao Xian ,  Anatoly Kotlarsky ,  Michael Veksland ,  Mark Hernandez ,  John Gardner ,  Steven Essinger ,  Patrick Giordano ,  Sean Kearney ,  Mark Schmidt ,  John A. Furlong ,  Nicholas Ciarlante ,  Yong Liu ,  Jie Ren ,  Xi Tao ,  JiBin Liu ,  Ming Zhuo ,  Duane Ellis

发明人： C. Harry Knowles ,  Xiaoxun Zhu ,  Timothy Good ,  Tao Xian ,  Anatoly Kotlarsky ,  Michael Veksland ,  Mark Hernandez ,  John Gardner ,  Steven Essinger ,  Patrick Giordano ,  Sean Kearney ,  Mark Schmidt ,  John A. Furlong ,  Nicholas Ciarlante ,  Yong Liu ,  Jie Ren ,  Xi Tao ,  JiBin Liu ,  Ming Zhuo ,  Duane Ellis

IPC分类号： G06K7/10

CPC分类号： A47F9/046 ,  G02B27/48 ,  G06K7/10544 ,  G06K7/10564 ,  G06K7/10574 ,  G06K7/10613 ,  G06K7/10623 ,  G06K7/10693 ,  G06K7/10712 ,  G06K7/10722 ,  G06K7/10732 ,  G06K7/10782 ,  G06K7/10792 ,  G06K7/10851 ,  G06K7/10861 ,  G06K9/2027 ,  G06K2017/0067 ,  G06K2207/1012 ,  G06Q20/208 ,  G06Q30/06 ,  G07G1/0036 ,  G07G1/0045 ,  G07G3/00 ,  G07G3/006

摘要： A planar laser illumination module (PLIM) including: (i) a laser illumination source driven preferably by high frequency modulated (HFM) diode current drive circuitry; (ii) a beam collimating optics disposed beyond the laser illumination source; (ii) an optical beam multiplexer (OMUX) device disposed beyond the collimating optics; and (iv) a planarizing-type illumination lens array disposed beyond the OMUX device, and arranged for generating a plurality of substantially planar coherence-reduced laser illumination beams (PLIBs) that form a composite substantially planar laser illumination beam (PLIB) having substantially reduced spatial/temporal coherence.

摘要翻译： 一种平面激光照明模块（PLIM），包括：（i）优选地由高频调制（HFM）二极管电流驱动电路驱动的激光照明源; （ii）设置在激光照射源之外的光束准直光学器件; （ii）设置在准直光学器件之外的光束多路复用器（OMUX）器件; 并且（iv）平面化型照明透镜阵列，其设置在所述OMUX器件之外，并且被布置成产生形成基本上平坦的复合激光照明光束（PLIB）的多个基本上平面的相干相干激光照射光束（PLIB） 空间/时间一致性。